2021 Lincoln Nautilus Review

Highlights of the Nautilus Standard's equipment list include:

• Turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine (250 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque)
• Eight-speed automatic transmission
• Standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive
• 18-inch wheels
• Power rear liftgate
• Rear parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible behind the vehicle when parking)
• Remote engine starting
• Simulated leather upholstery
• Power-adjustable front seats
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• Digital gauge cluster
• 13.2-inch infotainment system display
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity
• Natural voice recognition
• Lincoln Connect communication services
• 10-speaker audio system

Additionally, the Lincoln Nautilus is equipped with several standard advanced driving assistance systems. They're contained in Lincoln Co-Pilot360 and include the following:

• Automatic high-beam LED headlights
• Forward collision mitigation with pedestrian detection (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert (warns you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while reversing)
• Lane departure warning (alerts you if the vehicle begins to drift out of its lane)
• Lane keeping assist (steers the Nautilus back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)

Choosing the Nautilus Reserve installs this additional equipment:

• Rain-sensing windshield wipers
• Leather upholstery
• Heated and ventilated front seats
• Heated and power-adjustable steering wheel
• Heated rear seats
• Ambient interior lighting
• Real wood trim
• Panoramic sunroof
• Wireless smartphone charging
• Navigation system
• 13-speaker Revel premium sound system
• Improved vehicle security

Lincoln offers an array of options for the Nautilus Reserve, including Reserve I, Reserve II and Ultimate packages. A Monochromatic package removes much of the exterior chrome in favor of black and body-colored trim. You can also add the Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Plus package, which installs the following safety upgrades:

• Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go (maintains a driver-set distance between the Nautilus and the car in front, can bring the SUV to a full stop, and can resume travel within a short time if traffic ahead moves forward)
• Lane keeping system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Evasive steering assist (enhances the forward collision mitigation system with steering-based collision avoidance)
• Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the Nautilus and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Front parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible in front of the vehicle when parking)
• Automated parking system (steers into a parking spot with little or no driver intervention)

The Nautilus Black Label is fully equipped and offered in a choice of Chalet and Flight interior themes. The Flight theme will be available midway through the model year. All Nautilus Black Label models include:

• Turbocharged 2.7-liter V6 engine (335 hp, 380 lb-ft of torque)
• All-wheel drive
• 21-inch wheels
• Adaptive suspension dampers (for improved ride comfort and handling)
• Premium leather upholstery
• Simulated suede headliner
• Luxury carpeted floor mats
• Digital key technology (transforms your smartphone into a key that can unlock the Nautilus and start the engine)
• 19-speaker high-end Revel Ultima audio system
• Lincoln Co-Pilot360 Plus (detailed above)

Many features that come standard on the Black Label are available on the Reserve as options. Other notable options for the Nautilus include 22-way power-adjustable front seats with massaging functions and a rear-seat entertainment system